What value divided by 37 equals 78?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 37 and the quotient 78?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 37 × 78 = 2886
To prove this, let's compute 2886 divided by 37:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 37 gives a result of 78 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 37:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 37 and the quotient is 78, the dividend is 2886.